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Early Investment in Decarbonization Can Help Save Trillions in Climate Costs

A net-zero world by 2100 is likely inevitable, but the next decade will be critical for securing a livable future.Download Deck (PPT)Download Deck (PDF)
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Climate and Finance, Climate and Policy, Climate and Solutions, Energy Solutions

The Green Key to Germany’s Economic Recovery

Just as the broader European economy depends heavily on Germany, the continent's industrial powerhouse, Germany's own economy depends on access to affordable power. With geopolitical and climate conditions requiring an urgent transition to renewables, the task now is to develop a politically viable energy strategy.
Climate and Finance, Climate and Policy, Climate and Solutions, Climate and Sustainability, Climate and Technology
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CBS ClimateCAP Fellows
Climate and Finance, Climate and Policy, Climate and Solutions, Climate and Sustainability, Climate and Technology

CBS ClimateCAP Fellows: Innovating Solutions for a Sustainable Future

Three Columbia Business School students are leveraging their MBA experience to tackle climate challenges—designing circular supply chains, transforming catastrophe bonds, and creating scalable climate investment vehicles.
Climate and Consumer Behavior, Climate and Finance, Climate and Technology, Energy, Energy Solutions, Energy Transition
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Climate and Consumer Behavior, Climate and Finance, Climate and Technology, Energy, Energy Solutions, Energy Transition

To Help Scale Climate Finance, MDBs Must Seek Replicable Leverage

Combining public priorities with private investments is the key to climate action – but speed is of the essence.
Business and Society, Climate and Finance, Climate and Solutions, Economics and Policy
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Business and Society, Climate and Finance, Climate and Solutions, Economics and Policy

When Fragile Insurers Meet Climate Change, Taxpayers End Up on the Hook

New research from Professor Parinitha Sastry and her co-authors examines the challenges facing Florida’s homeowners insurance market. 
Business Economics and Public Policy, Climate and Finance, Climate and Policy, Climate and Solutions
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Business Economics and Public Policy, Climate and Finance, Climate and Policy, Climate and Solutions
Economics Press Release

New Research Introduces New Approach to Estimating Cost of Reducing Emissions

Columbia Business School Research Suggests the Leading Models for the Cost of Reducing Greenhouse Gas are Incomplete
Climate and Finance, Climate and Sustainability, Economics and Policy, Energy Solutions, Energy Transition
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Climate Week 2025 panel
Climate and Finance, Climate and Sustainability, Economics and Policy, Energy Solutions, Energy Transition

CBS Climate Week Takeaways: Climate Risk Outspeeds Pace of Change, but Innovations Offer Hope

The message from Columbia Business School’s Climate Week was clear: climate risks are accelerating, finance is falling behind, and AI’s energy appetite looms large. But pragmatic innovation, price parity, and partnerships may be enough to bend the curve.
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